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ct-11336	Brinsko, S.P.	Treatment of infectious infertility	2010	8	.pdf	application/pdf	4860	256	42	Uterine lavage Uterine lavage alone or in conjunction with antibiotic therapy appears to be beneficial in the treatment of infectious endometritis.15 The rationale for using uterine lavage in the treatment of uterine infections is based upon: 1) reduction of bacterial numbers and removal of exudates from the uterine lumen, 2) enhanced physical clearance of uterine contents by stimulation of uterine contractions, and 3) recruitment of “fresh” circulating neutrophils and possibly opsonins by inducing transient irritation of the endometrium.5 Uterine lavage should improve the efficacy of intrauterine antibiotic treatment by reducing foreign material within the uterine lumen. Inflammatory changes were not detectable in equine endometrial biopsy samples six days after treatment with a 0.05% povidone-iodine solution (5 mL of 10% stock solution in one liter of saline.20 Bactericidal activity of povidone-iodine in vitro is maintained at concentrations as low as 0.01 to 0.005%.21,22 Postbreeding uterine lavage appears to be a viable treatment alternative for mares susceptible to uterine infection, particularly for those mares that suffer from chronic postbreeding endometritis despite the use of minimal contamination techniques.	cache/ct-11336.pdf	txt/ct-11336.txt